Video: Survivorship Bias — The Hidden Flaw in Your Investment Research That Makes Every Strategy Look Like a Guaranteed Winner (English)

Survivorship Bias: The Hidden Flaw in Your Investment Research

Why Every Strategy Looks Like a Guaranteed Winner — And How to Invest With Clear Eyes

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In this video, Manish Goel explains one of the most dangerous invisible biases in investing — Survivorship Bias — and why it distorts everything from Nifty 50 returns to mutual fund track records to small-cap backtests.

What You Will Learn

• The Abraham Wald WWII story that explains survivorship bias perfectly
• Why 82.5% of stocks in India’s small-cap index never survive long-term
• How Yes Bank, Suzlon, and JP Associates distort Nifty 50 history
• The mutual fund track record illusion (1-3% annual performance inflation)
• Why every backtested strategy looks perfect on paper
• 5 practical ways to protect yourself from survivorship bias
• Titan Biotech as a quality compounder built to survive

Key Data Points

• 82.5% of stocks ever in NIFTY Smallcap 250 are no longer there
• Titan Biotech (BSE:524717): Rs 458, Market Cap Rs 1,891 Cr, ROCE 16.9%, ROE 15%
• Markets closed March 31 (Mahavir Jayanti). Last close: SENSEX 71,947, NIFTY 22,331
• 9 out of 10 F&O traders lose money (SEBI study)

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SEBI Disclaimer: 9 out of 10 individual traders in the equity Futures & Options segment incurred net losses according to a SEBI study. F&O trading is essentially gambling. Focus on quality stock picking and long-term value investing instead.

Disclaimer: The author (Manish Goel) is a SEBI Registered Research Analyst (Registration No. INH100004775) and Multibagger Shares (Multibagger Securities Research & Advisory Pvt. Ltd.) is a SEBI Registered Investment Advisor (Registration No. INA100007736). Educational purposes only. Not buy/sell recommendation.

Manish Goel

Manish Goel is a Chartered Accountant, SEBI-registered Investment Advisor, and founder of Multibagger Shares. A full-time value investor since 2010, he has helped thousands of investors build long-term wealth through quality stock picking and disciplined fundamental analysis.

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